"Pah! Shameless! He can't even have his own child, so he tries to have someone else's, a martyr's child no less! He has no conscience!"

The news that Li Yunduo wanted to adopt Zhenzhen had already spread like wildfire in the family compound.

Many family members work in the logistics department of the military hospital and are very well-informed.

Who doesn't know how long she's been watching this child?

They would try to get close to the martyr's child every day, bringing him food and trying to ingratiate themselves, all for that ten yuan monthly subsidy.

As the crowd grew larger and the pointing and whispering grew louder, Li Yunduo completely panicked.

In a moment of impulsiveness, she raised her hand to slap Zhenzhen's face.

"You little bastard, you dare to frame me? You're tired of living!"

"stop!"

Su Qingzhi interrupted sharply.

She stepped forward and pulled Zhenzhen behind her.

"Comrade Li, you want to hit the child? In front of so many people, you still dare to lay a hand on him? What kind of elder do you think you are?"

Li Yunduo's hand froze in mid-air.

She looked up and met Su Qingzhi's piercingly cold eyes, and her heart skipped a beat.

Su Qingzhi slowly squatted down and looked down at Zhenzhen.

"Don't be afraid, Auntie believes you. I believe every word you say. Don't be afraid, tell me slowly, what exactly happened? Why did she want you to get a different mother? What else did she say to you?"

Zhenzhen bit her lip and spoke haltingly.

"She said... as long as I call her 'Mom' and move into her house, she'll buy me candy, cookies, milk... and she also said..."

She said she could still get ten yuan, and she'd give it to me every month from now on... She said... Aunt Su isn't my biological mother, she'll abandon me sooner or later..."

No one around spoke again.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Li Yunduo.